History VideoGame / Overgrowth

* LowFantasy

** The Nissaya Massacre Thorn Twinleaf mentions at the end of the game (and what made the City in the Clouds hostile to outsiders) was two of these at once. [[spoiler:Nissaya wanted to keep the Twinleafs from causing more trouble, so he killed a group of them, leading them to presumably take the City in revenge. The Twinleafs he killed were trying to apologize and got eviscerated for their trouble.]]

* WhereItAllBegan: [[spoiler:Turner hints that he plans to go back to White Flags, echoing the sailor's statement at the very beginning that it's a place where nothing happens.]]

* AlmostLethalWeapons: Averted. Any weapon can and will kill, [[RealityEnsues very quickly]].

** Therium-2 was eventually added to the game by default.

* LesCollaborateurs: When slavers consisted of dogs and cats invaded an island to make local rabbits their slaves, many rabbits on the said island joined to slavers and actively hunt other rabbits. They thought they couldn't win against cats or dogs, so they chose an easy way.
* LightningBruiser: Wolves are tough and fast. If you took their attack, you usually die instantly. Fortunately, they can't use weapons unlike other animals in the game.

* NoEnding: The Overgrowth campaign ends with [[spoiler: Turner's allies taking over the City in the Clouds, and Turner leaves at the last moment. The game just stops.]]

* SavageWolves

* SequelEscalation: This game is essentially a spiritual successor to ''Lugaru'', made with and modern technology.

* AdaptationalContextChange: ''Overgrowth'' contains a "port" of ''Lugaru's'' main campaign... it's actually a [[{{Rewrite}} complete rewrite]] that alters or outright removes a plethora of details and plot points of the original game, while leaving only the central conflict intact. See the headings for AdaptationExplanationExtrication, AdaptationPersonalityChange, GenderFlip, TheKingslayer, LackOfEmpathy, and {{Rewrite}} below for details.

* AfterTheEnd: Concept art for ''Overgrowth'' (and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the name]]) hint at this. It shows lots of out-of-place ancient ruins overrun by nature, all clearly [[http://cdn.wolfire.com/blog/ruins/nanoarch.jpg remnants of]] [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfire-games/2983247026/sizes/o/in/set-72157608461285868/ heavily]] [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfire-games/2983247120/sizes/o/in/set-72157608461285868/ decayed]] [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfire-games/2982391259/sizes/o/in/set-72157608461285868/ modern]] [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfire-games/2982392069/sizes/o/in/set-72157608461285868/ architecture]]. [[ShrugOfGod Wolfire Games have so far decided]] to leave the possible backstory of Lugaru [[WildMassGuessing open to interpretation by players]].

->'''Turner:''' Please continue predicting my death. Nobody's been right yet.

The game will feature multiplayer, vastly improved graphics and physics, a wider range of weapons and combat moves, and new races (the original's rabbits and wolves plus cats, dogs, and rats [[note]]and possibly a whale[[/note]]).

** AdjustableCensorship: You can [[BlackBlood change the blood color]] to green, cyan, or black in the options.

* GameMod: The level editor is part of the package. Naturally, mods, custom levels and custom characters have sprung up.

The game is in beta right now, with a new build ([[http://www.youtube.com/user/WolfireGames and a new demonstration video)]] released around a month apart. It is also now on {{UsefulNotes/Steam}} Early Access, and for awhile was on the top 10 selling list.

* DoubleMeaningTitle: ''"Overgrowth"'' references two things: the state of the [[RuinsOfTheModernAge ruins of human society]], being overgrown with the encroachment of nature, and the state of the rabbits' population after the events of ''Lugaru''.[[spoiler: There's a CallBack here: in the original ''Lugaru'' the Alpha Wolf warned Turner that if he was defeated, the rabbits would overpopulate, causing famine and civil war. The version of the ''Lugaru'' campaign included in this game[[AdaptationInducedPlotHole omits that line.]]

* DoubleMeaningTitle: ''"Overgrowth"'' references two things: the state of the [[RuinsOfTheModernAge ruins of human society]], being overgrown with the encroachment of nature, and the state of the rabbits' population after the events of ''Lugaru''.[[spoiler:There's a broken CallBack here: in the original ''Lugaru'' the Alpha Wolf warned Turner that if he was defeated, the rabbits would overpopulate, causing famine and civil war, wreaking havoc on the natural balance of the world. The {{Rewrite}} of the ''Lugaru'' campaign [[AdaptationInducedPlotHole omits that line.]]]]
* {{Flynning}}: '''Averted.''' Sword fights tend to be nearly [[SingleStrokeBattle single-stroke battles.]] You can [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this trope by doing nothing but blocking, but [[RealityEnsues this will very quickly bite you in the ass.]]
* FunnyBruceLeeNoises: Well, that's what it sounds like if [[https://youtu.be/woRoM-9oH0o?list=UL&t=99 the rabbits fight with animal sounds]]. It's worth noting that the animals [[{{Consistency}} all made such sounds]] in ''VideoGame/{{Lugaru}}''.

* GenderFlip: Several of the male characters were changed to females in the [[{{Rewrite}} rewrite]] of the ''Lugaru'' story. [[DreamingOfThingsToCome Clover]] was originally a woman, Ash, the Alpha Wolf, is now female, being directly referred to as "she". In addition, Willow takes the role of Jack in the [[{{Rewrite}} updated]] port of the ''VideoGame/{{Lugaru}}'' campaign. [[spoiler:In Willow's case, [[MotiveDecay the change goes beyond gender]]: Jack was a [[TheStrategist calculating and deliberate]] enemy, who was [[MyMasterRightOrWrong fiercely loyal]] to King Hickory despite the latter's [[DirtyCoward obvious cowardice]]. His plan to [[UnwittingPawn manipulate Turner]] into killing the raiders [[NiceJobBreakingItHero (thus making room for the wolves to conquer Lugaru)]] was largely successful. His ''related'' plan to avoid Turner's wrath by [[PlayingPossum feigning his own death]] during the raider's attack [[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated came undone]] when [[SpannerInTheWorks Skipper]] wasn't killed by the raiders to [[HeKnowsTooMuch keep his mouth shut]] like he wanted. By contrast, Willow demonstrates none of that tact, instead suffering a [[VillainousBSOD mental breakdown]] over the fact that she's helping the wolves [[PeopleFarms make food]] out of her people.]]

* HitPoints: Taking from ''Lugaru'', there's a complicated [[LifeMeter health meter]], which is completely invisible. You regenerate kinetic damage (like punches ad kicks) over time. Damage you take from edged weapons, on the other hand, leaves visible wounds (if you've got blood enabled) and decreases your maximum health, which isn't restored until the next level.
* HumbleBeginnings: ''Overgrowth'' is the [[{{Sequel}} sequel]] to {{Lugaru}}, a short indie game made by a single high-school student that uses an earlier version of the same combat system.
* InASingleBound: It makes more sense for you to do this when you're an anthropomorphic animal.
* InTheHood: The revamped raiders in the [[{{Rewrite}} Lugaru campaign]].
* TheKingslayer: [[spoiler:Before he [[WalkingTheEarth started to wander]], Turner killed Hickory, the king of the rabbits, for selling out his people to be eaten by the wolves, and thus indirectly causing the [[RapePillageAndBurn destruction of his home]]. This is a [[{{Rewrite}} complete change]] from the events in ''VideoGame/{{Lugaru}}'': in the original game, Turner exposed the fact that Hickory was [[PuppetKing working with the wolves]] to [[PraetorianGuard his own guards]]. After hearing the truth, the guards forced Hickory [[AbdicateTheThrone to step down]], and [[AProtagonistShallLeadThem effectively gave Turner the throne]]. Some time later, Hickory and a couple of his loyalists attacked Turner in an attempt to regain the throne... ''then'' Turner killed him. This [[AdaptationalContextChange change in context]] effectively [[AvertedTrope averted this trope]] in the original game.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: [[spoiler:Turner doesn't have any problem at all with killing the Alpha Wolf's entire family. In fact, his [[TalkingToThemself self directed monologue]] openly claims that his only regret is not being able to [[ForcedToWatch kill the pups while the Alpha watches]], [[{{Jerkass}} as a way of gloating]].]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Turner:''' "[[ThinkingOutLoud The pups are here, good. If only Ash was here to see this]]."]][[note]]Ash is the Alpha Wolf[[/note]]

* {{Rewrite}}: ''Overgrowth'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1KCUeVcAhg contains a "port"]] of ''VideoGame/{{Lugaru}}'' that essentially changes every major plot point in the original game. The already short story was [[CompressedAdaptation made even shorter]], a lot of [[{{Subtext}} subtext]] was cut, and entire subplots were either removed or heavily edited, resulting in some levels that needed some [[HandWave new explanations for existing]]. [[spoiler: A definite example of this is the "[[http://blog.wolfire.com/2009/09/character-stats-vs-player-skill/ level with the three wolves]]": in the original game, King Hickory [[BountyHunter sent the wolves to assassinate Turner]] to keep him away from the Alpha Wolf. In the rewrite, [[AdaptationInducedPlothole Hickory never does this]]. As a result, they were rewritten as being "protection against rabbits"... [[VoodooShark which makes]] '''[[VoodooShark NO]]''' [[VoodooShark sense]] in light of the fact that Hickory is [[PuppetKing essentially in their pocket]] due to the fact that he is [[DirtyCoward terrified of them]] [[UpToEleven to the point of selling his own people]] ''[[SapientEatSapient to be their food]]''. [[CaptainObvious He's not rebelling any time soon]]. The wolves also know absolutely nothing about Turner, so it can't be to guard against him, either.]]

* SequelEscalation: This game is essentially a spiritual successor to ''Lugaru'', made with more effort and modern technology.

An ActionGame with a heavy emphasis on close quarters combat, ''Overgrowth'' also adopts the [[ContextSensitiveButton unique combat system of it's predecessor]] - unlike most other fighting games, it relies far less on button mashing and much more on timing your moves right: the position and range of the enemy and the direction you're moving all influences what Turner will do with each attack. The result is a remarkably fluid and responsive combat system, as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNuuicfbM44 this video demonstrates]].

* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: [[spoiler:In ''Videogame/{{Lugaru}}'', Turner takes the armor worn by [[TheDon Aspen]] after killing him, despite having ignored the similar suit of armor worn by a [[{{Mook}} mook]] he killed earlier. This is because the armor the boss had was [[IconicItem stolen from Turner in the first place]]. In the [[{{Rewrite}} updated]] ''Lugaru'' campaign included with ''Overgrowth'', Aspen's armor [[UniquenessDecay is not stated, implied, nor shown to be important at all]]. It doesn't even [[BlingOfWar look different]] [[AvertedTrope than any other armor]]. Turner takes it anyway without any explanation given. As a result, persons new to the ''Lugaru'' universe [[ContinuityLockOut can be totally unaware that this moment had any meaning beyond]] a [[NextTierPowerUp simple boost in power]].]]
* AdaptationPersonalityChange:[[spoiler:[[PlayerCharacter Turner]] got hit with this hard. In ''Lugaru'', Turner goes on a [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge vengeful quest to kill]] the [[DesertBandits raiders]] after they [[CrusadingWidower murder his entire family]]. When he discovers that their deaths were a [[TheMasquerade small part]] of a much larger problem started by [[GovernmentConspiracy the corrupt king]], and that [[EtTuBrute one of his close friends was directly involved]], he [[HeWhoFightsMonsters gradually becomes colder and angrier]] as he seeks to uproot the conspiracy, and starts to show some [[MaddenIntoMisanthropy antisocial tendencies]]... but he briefly stops to [[ItGetsEasier question his own morality]] when he decides to kill the Alpha Wolf's family, [[WouldHurtAChild including the pups]]. In the end, he succeeds in defeating the conspiracy, and is [[OfferedTheCrown offered the crown]] by the [[PraetorianGuard King's guards]] as a [[ExposeTheVillainGetHisJob reward]]... but he refuses it and decides to [[WalkingTheEarth roam the island]] to [[WhatNowEnding search for a new purpose]], partially due to his state of mind. By contrast, in ''Overgrowth's'' [[{{Rewrite}} rewritten]] Lugaru campaign, Turner never has any such moment of introspection or gradual descent. [[MotiveDecay Instead]], his [[TalkingToThemself self directed monologue]] openly claims that his only regret is not being able to [[ForcedToWatch kill the pups while the Alpha watches]], [[{{Jerkass}} as a way of gloating]], and he refuses the crown due to a simple lack of interest.]]

* FunnyBruceLeeNoises: Well, that's what it sounds like if [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woRoM-9oH0o&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL the rabbits fight with animal sounds]]. It's worth noting that the animals [[{{Consistency}} all made such sounds]] in ''VideoGame/{{Lugaru}}''.

* DoubleMeaningTitle: ''"Overgrowth"'' references two things: the state of the [[RuinsOfTheModernAge ruins of human society]], being overgrown with the encroachment of nature, and the state of the rabbits' population after the events of ''Lugaru''.[[spoiler:There's a broken CallBack here: in the original ''Lugaru'' the Alpha Wolf warned Turner that if he was defeated, the rabbits would overpopulate, causing famine and civil war, wreaking havoc on the natural balance of the world. The {{Rewrite}} of the ''Lugaru'' campaign [[AdaptationInducedPlotHole omits that line.]]

* CounterAttack: Following it's [[{{Lugaru}} predecessor]], the game's combat revolves around tricking opponents into committing to an attack or block, and then punishing mistakes.

''Overgrowth'' is the sequel to ''VideoGame/{{Lugaru}}'' by [[http://www.wolfire.com Wolfire Games]]. ''Overgrowth's'' story, like its predecessor, takes place on [[ThePlace Lugaru island]]: a place entirely populated by [[MatureAnimalStory violent anthropomorphic animals]]. It follows the further adventures of Turner, the [[CrusadingWidower vengeful widower]] turned [[WalkingTheEarth wandering warrior]], a few years after the events of ''Lugaru''.

* SincerestFormOfFlattery: David Rosen, head developer at Wolfire, admitted openly that some of Lugaru 2's (Overgrowth's) new game mechanics [[http://forums.wolfire.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3697 are based on Assassin's Creed]].

* ArtShiftedSequel: Lugaru and Overgrowth have distinctly different art styles, to a point that goes beyond a simple graphical upgrade. (see YouDontLookLikeYou below) This is also true of weapons, armor and tools: In ''Lugaru'', the sword that Turner takes from the King is clearly [[https://electriccartilage.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/dead-by-sword.png?w=830 an arming sword]], having a double edge and a curved crossguard. In Overgrowth, it was changed to [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vATyp-Zs4NA/maxresdefault.jpg a heavy-looking single-edged saber]]. As far as armor, in ''Overgrowth'', Turner's armor is clearly [[http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/25000/ss_6bbdaf4342fb188f284d03257fb04c6ccbbbbe52.600x338.jpg?t=1484693371 inspired by late Japanese armor design]] while in ''Lugaru'' the armor is [[http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/544144200759793736/9101ADDF6E5B1489C80F438DAA30B22D55F29DBA/?interpolation=lanczos-none&output-format=jpeg&output-quality=95&fit=inside based on European brigandine armor]] and comes with [[http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/p-1299-leather-vambraces.aspx vambraces]] and a [[http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/c-126-leather-baldrics.aspx baldric]].

* ArtShiftedSequel: Lugaru and Overgrowth have distinctly different art styles, to a point that goes beyond a simple graphical upgrade. (see YouDontLookLikeYou below) This is also true weapons, armor and tools: In ''Lugaru'', the sword that Turner takes from the King is clearly [[https://electriccartilage.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/dead-by-sword.png?w=830 an arming sword]], having a double edge and a curved crossguard. In Overgrowth, it was changed to [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vATyp-Zs4NA/maxresdefault.jpg a heavy-looking single-edged saber]]. As far as armor, in ''Overgrowth'', Turner's armor is clearly [[http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/25000/ss_6bbdaf4342fb188f284d03257fb04c6ccbbbbe52.600x338.jpg?t=1484693371 inspired by late Japanese armor design]] while in ''Lugaru'' the armor is [[http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/544144200759793736/9101ADDF6E5B1489C80F438DAA30B22D55F29DBA/?interpolation=lanczos-none&output-format=jpeg&output-quality=95&fit=inside based on European brigandine armor]] and comes with [[http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/p-1299-leather-vambraces.aspx vambraces]] and a [[http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/c-126-leather-baldrics.aspx baldric]].

* YouDontLookLikeYou: Thanks to both vastly updated graphics and [[EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference different art direction]], Turner's [[http://blog.wolfire.com/2011/12/Alpha-162-delayed-for-Ludum-Dare appearance]] in ''Overgrowth'' looks almost completely different compared to his [[http://wiki.wolfire.com/images/c/c2/Turner.jpg original appearance]] in ''Lugaru''. The difference even extends to his armor: in ''Overgrowth'', Turner's armor is clearly [[http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/25000/ss_6bbdaf4342fb188f284d03257fb04c6ccbbbbe52.600x338.jpg?t=1484693371 inspired by late Japanese armor design]] while in ''Lugaru'' the armor is [[http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/544144200759793736/9101ADDF6E5B1489C80F438DAA30B22D55F29DBA/?interpolation=lanczos-none&output-format=jpeg&output-quality=95&fit=inside based on European brigandine armor]] and comes with [[http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/p-1299-leather-vambraces.aspx vambraces]] and a [[http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/c-126-leather-baldrics.aspx baldric]]. Just about the only similarities that remain are Turner's species and fur color.